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Watch Funday this Sunday.
Please go to Funday's website 5PM EST. I will be at the show, and making some yummy food stuffs for folks.

Schedule:
17th: Departing Richmond (RVR)
18th: Arriving Orlando (ORL)
19th: Funday
24th - 26th: Kissimmee for Megaplex (staying in Orlando)
27th: Departing Kissimmee (KIS)
28th: Arriving Richmond (RVR)

If you'll be in the area and want to hang out, please let me know! Call me, or email me at chillymouse@gmail.com.

I am mostly packed. What's left is stuffing Edmund back in luggage and prepping projects.

Aside a body suit, I need to cut out fur for a couple of husky tails, pack a sandal pattern (HOPING the vinyl arrives before MP), a friend's paws to move a snap over and fix one pad, a fox tail. I think that will keep me busy for the duration of my stay.

Some how I managed to fit a sewing machine into a rolling back pack, among the other things inside.

Stuff left to do (I like to be organized):
(Home)
*Prep projects.
*Ink and scan MFF bag design.
*Scan Anime Cat's badge set.
*Make a shopping list for food items.
*Pack Edmund
*Decide which bags get checked
-Clothes and books (checked)
-Edmund's case (checked, minus the head which goes with projects)
-Projects (on board)
-Sewing machine (on board)
-Art supplies, bathroom supplies, and misc. (on board, unless asked to check)

(Errand)
*Print my full size, Rob Shepherd and Anime Cats badges.
*Get an XL blank shirt and fabric marker.
*Get new pins (container is missing AGAIN).
*Mail out Wicked Sairah's boxes.
*Pick up more blue pencils.
*Buy food stuffs Thursday afternoon for the train.
*Buy Ukrops salt-free peanuts for Rob.

(Pack)
*Shampoo and conditioner.
*A notebook for the train.
*White paint, brush for white paint, Staedler .7 pen.
*A water bottle and plastic cups.

Round-Up: July 14

http://bestlatin.blogspot.com/2009/07/round-up-july-14.html

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email.

HODIE: pridie Idus Iulias. You can add a Roman calendar as a widget in your blog or webpage, or display it as a Google Calendar: here's how.

TODAY'S TWITTER:

Vita Caesaris: You can see my IVLIVS CAESAR feed with a sentence from Plutarch's Life of Caesar each day in Greek, Latin and English. Today's portion explains more about Caesar's popular reputation - is it real, or just an act? That's something to ponder: quo facto animos multitudinis sibi favore obstrinxit, ut tanquam mansuetum placidissimisque moribus virum amarent.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Proverbia feed of Latin proverbs which I "tweet" while I am online each day (in English, too). Here's one about making sure you have the right resources for an ambitious project: Sine pennis volare haud facile est (English: It's not easy to fly if you don't have feathers - a lesson fatally ignored by a would-be flying turtle, as in one of today's fables infra).

TODAY'S PROVERBS:

You can get access to all the proverb of the day scripts (also available as random proverb scripts) at the SchoolhouseWidgets.com website.

Audio Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's audio Latin proverb is Lupus hiat (English: The wolf is gaping). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is: Hospitium verendum (English: Hospitality is a sacred responsibility - a cultural value in many traditional societies, but lightly regarded in our own time...).

Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is: Spes servat afflictos (English: Hope preserves people in trouble).

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Ubi non sunt boves, praesepe vacuum est (Prov. 14:4). For a translation, check out the polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at the Sacred Texts Archive online.

Latin Animal Proverb of the Day: Today's animal proverb is Aliena capella distentius uber habet (English: Somebody else's goat has the bigger udder... which is a dairy-based version of "the grass is always greener...").

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Non licet omnibus adire Corinthum (English: Not everyone is able to go to Corinth - which, in modern erms, would be like saying "Not everybody can afford the rent in Manhattan!").

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Δελφῖνα πρὸς τ' οὐραῖον δεῖς (English: You're binding a dolphin by the tail... which is to say: he is going to wriggle free!). If you look at the Greek Proverb of the Day widget, you'll see it comes with a Latin translation, too.

TODAY'S FABLES:

Ictibus Felicibus: Today's fable with macrons and accent marks is Testudo et Aquila, the sad story of the foolish turtle who wanted to fly. The fable also has an interactive word list at NoDictionaries.com.

Aesopus Elegiacus: For my next book project, I'm collecting Aesop's fables told in the form of elegiac couplets, two per day. Today's elegiac fables are Camelus, the story of the camel who demanded the Jupiter give him horns like a bull, and Lepus et Passer, the story of how a nagging sparrow should have listened to his own advice. Both fables have interactive word lists at NoDictionaries.com.

Fable of the Day: Today's fables of the day from Barlow is De Ranis et Earum Rege, the story of the frogs who thought they needed a king.

Florilegium Fabularum: I'm working my way, slowly but surely, through the amazing collection of fables by Irenaeus published in 1666. Today's fable is Asinus, Simia et Talpa, in which the mole rebukes the donkey and the monkey for their self-pitying complaints.

Tar Heel Readers: Materials continue to accumulate at Tar Heel Reader (keep up with the latest items at the Libelli Latini blog). Today I decided to feature a fable about summer-time: Formica et Cicada, the famous story of the ant and the grasshopper.

Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.

A thought from Crazy Uncle Al as i learn ukulele fan stroke..
32 - ΚΕΦΑΛΗ ΛΒ - "The Mountaineer"

Consciousness is a symptom of disease.

All that moves well moves without will.

All skillfulness, all strain, all intention is contrary to ease.

Practise a thousand times, and it becomes difficult;
a thousand thousand, and it becomes easy;
a thousand thousand times a thousand thousand,
and it is no longer Thou that doeth it,
but It that doeth itself through thee.
Not until then is that which is done well done.

Thus spoke FRATER PERDURABO as he leapt from rock to rock of the moraine without ever casting his eyes upon the ground.

(Source: Aleister Crowley, Book of Lies, p76)

Getting Sick
I think I'm coming down with a something. I came home and slept for three hours and now am going to bed. I was thinking allergies, but the zyrtec, it does nothing! So, stuck some Zicam up my nose and will try to have a quiet tomorrow.

Blogathon
Reminder: I'm blogging for Doctors Without Borders a week from Saturday -- 48 posts in 24 hours to help provide medical care to some of the most threatened people in the world -- people in areas ravaged by war and the desperately poor. Anything that you can pledge is appreciated -- you can make a pledge here.

Possible Daydreams
Put some new stuff up yesterday. Pretties!

Other
Three hours is a really long time to tutor one-on-one.

I'm reading Wilkie Collins on Project Gutenberg but I will soon stop to sleep.

Good night, LJ.

"Skipper Dan"
This is an original (not a parody) song by Weird Al Yankovic. The song style itself reminds me of They Might Be Giants somewhat.

Skipper Dan

I believe these were the same folks behind They Might Be Giant's, "Damn Good Times," video.

If anyone knows or can find out the studio or folks who made both videos, that would be very awesome.

Diary update!

New diary:
KT's Anthrocon 2009 Diary!

Eleven pages in total:
Title page
Page 1: Banging out the diary. I flew to Pittsburgh with a buncha furries while watching Happy Feet. Taxi to the Westin. Underdog vs. Alien room key.
Page 2: Went to 7-11 for supplies. Golden Palace with Jim Groat. Zoo open already! Elevators not crowded yet.
Page 3: More shopping at Rite-Aid. Lunch at Fernando's. The looooong walk to registration. They printed my art! Underdog vs. Alien con badge.
Page 4: Babs & Bolt. TTA room party. Mad Libs, Jeff Dunham. Claire la Mouf & Tim Kangaroo. Bed-sleepin'.
Page 5: Fluxx. Dealer Den in bigger hall this year. August Henry's.
Page 6: Uncle Kage's Story Hour: Billy Mays, Gunther, first responder, EMG, disturbance at sushi.
Page 7: Supersponsor luncheon. No-Pants picture plus reBUTTal. Masquerade.Fig. 1: Babs does crappy badges for a NICKEL!
Page 8: Fireworks. The Sludge Game. Cardcrusher. Sunday: Furnando's, no shirt. Invasion of the Body Stockings.
Page 9: Art Show bids. V-Cube 6, which popped. Pizza & Futurama. The Zoo closed at 1 a.m. because of stupid and drunk maybe.
Page 10: Spilled soda! Shared a cab. Talked about furry. Stained shirt, bit cheek! Flew with furries. Meet the Robinsons.
Page 11: Baggage Claim remodeling. Delay getting out of Air Park. China Stix. CON CRUD and literal butthurt.

Current Music: Jonathan Coulton - Skullcrusher Mountain

UIGHUR NAMES PRONOUNCED.

http://www.languagehat.com/archives/003555.php

Victor Mair has provided an invaluable post over at the Log, giving audio clips of "how the most important Xinjiang names are actually pronounced in Uyghur and in Mandarin." I never would have guessed that Taklamakan (or, as he prefers, Täklimakan) sounded like that, or that there was a strong initial stress on Tarim.

Mair quotes NY Times correspondent Ed Wong as saying that the Times had "received an email from a reader saying the NYT should change its 'pronouncer' on Uighurs. Right now, in our articles, the editors insert (WEE-gurs) as the pronouncer. One reader said this is not the correct pronunciation, and sounds strange to the Turkic speaker’s ear." As I wrote in a comment there:

I will issue my standard disclaimer that English spellings and pronunciations are for the use and convenience of English speakers, and it is foolish and presumptuous to expect them to sound correct to speakers of other languages. I seriously doubt that a Uyghur speaker's rendition of, say, "New York" would pass muster to an English speaker, and that's as it should be. Different languages are different.

Relative clauses in C2

A while back someone asked how our languages handle relative clauses. I have abandoned my first conlang for a while to work on another one I call C2.

( Read more... )

Current Mood: busy

The Lonely H, 'The Singer' -- Video of the Day

http://www.spinner.com/2009/07/13/the-lonely-h-the-singer-video-of-the-day/

Filed under: Video of the Day

Artist: The Lonely H
Video: 'The Singer'
Highlight: The folk band takes to the stage for an adventure-at-sea play straight out of 'Rushmore.'

lobby, lobbier, lobbiest?
The term for the people who are paid to lie to Congress in the name of their payors is lobbyist. Hardly anyone spells it correctly these days. I see "lobbiest" all over the place. Dammit.

The Chum Bucket: Questioning Perez's Label Acumen + More

http://www.spinner.com/2009/07/13/the-chum-bucket-questioning-perezs-label-acumen-more/

Filed under: The Chum Bucket

Just what exactly qualifies Perez Hilton to run his own record label? [Prefix]

Lone Pumpkin Billy Corgan defends his decision to keep the Smashing Pumpkins name. [Pitchfork]

Is singing MGMT enough to make a capella cool? [Buzzgrinder]

Beethoven, Vivaldi, Mahler: metal pioneers? You'd better believe it. [Earfarm]

Oh, and just when you thought you'd have an excuse to watch Justin Timberlake run around in tights for two hours... [Idolator]

Young Fresh Fellows Return at Robyn Hitchcock's Urging

http://www.spinner.com/2009/07/13/young-fresh-fellows-return-at-robyn-hitchcocks-urging/

Filed under: News, New Music, Exclusive

Wouldn't it be great if you could just ring up your favorite band, the one that hasn't made a record in eight years, and say, "C'mon, we're going in the studio!"? You can if you are Robyn Hitchock and the band is the Young Fresh Fellows. The Seattle combo's Hitchcock-produced album, 'I Think This Is,' hit stores last week.

College/indie heroes in the late '80s and early '90s, the Young Fresh Fellows are, as Hitchcock's tells Spinner, "a great, really great, American band. Up there with Sonic Youth and The E Street Band. They play pop, rock and punk in ways that never really happened back in the pop, rock and punk eras: they have telescoped Jan and Dean with the Ramones and other classic "American" acts like Mott the Hoople and the Who."

But these days, bobble-armed drummer Tad Hutchison and bassist/quipster Jim Sangster have kids and jobs -- if you're lucky enough to catch one of the band's rare live appearances, they're the ones who've seen the inside of a barbershop -- while frontman Scott McCaughey's primary outlet is the Minus 5, formerly his "side-project" with R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck and members of the Posies. The Minus 5's eighth album, 'Killingsworth,' is chock full of Decemberists members and came out on the same day as 'I Think This Is.'

Peter Hook Blames New Order's Split on Alzheimer's

http://www.spinner.com/2009/07/13/peter-hook-blames-new-orders-split-on-alzheimers/

Filed under: News, Exclusive, Holy Hell

In the truest sense of the word ironic, Peter Hook formed the idea for his new bass-heavy supergroup Freebass with former Blur bassist Alex James. The irony of course is that James has now teamed with Hook's ex-band mates in New Order to form Bad Lieutenant. Got that? Regardless, Hook tells Spinner he's still cool with James. "Yeah, Alex and I have been friends for years, still are to the best of my knowledge," he tells Spinner, laughing.

As for the rest of his former bandmates, Hook blames their falling out on a couple of different things, including lack of communication. "I didn't think, which was proved wrong, actually, that Bernard [Sumner, vocalist] was very interested in New Order," Hook says. "I got the impression he couldn't give a f--- to be honest, whether it happened or not. And it's quite interesting because when I told him I didn't want to work with him anymore through our manager he didn't respond. Then he started telling everyone that I hadn't told him. I put it down to Alzheimer's. He seems to have forgot that he'd been told six months before."

toying with dreamwidth.org account
not sure if (and why) i need one. testing whether is imported and crossposted correctly.
this entry should get autocrossposted to livejournal.

This entry was originally posted at http://talash.dreamwidth.org/322516.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

Paolo Nutini Chooses His Gigs Carefully

http://www.spinner.com/2009/07/13/paolo-nutini-chooses-his-gigs-carefully/

Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, Exclusive

When it came time to plan the promotion for his second album, Paolo Nutini had to make some decisions about what he would and wouldn't do. The choices were that much more difficult when the record, 'Sunny Side Up,' debuted at number one on the UK album chart in June and all sorts of offers came up.

Play Glastonbury? Take that one for sure. Play the Isle of Wight? Another green light. Perform on The National Lottery Draw show? Despite a primetime television audience in the millions, the Scottish blue-eyed soul singer had to say no to that one. "Before I sang I'd have to push the buzzer and release the balls," Nutini tells Spinner. "That's the last thing I want to do, man. What if some guy then decides that it was you who made him rich? Some guy's won a million pounds and he's like, 'That guy, I want to buy him. He's my good luck charm.'"

Road Report: Maximo Park Rock From the Middle of a Berlin Lake

http://www.spinner.com/2009/07/13/road-report-maximo-park-rock-from-the-middle-of-a-berlin-lake/

Filed under: Concerts and Tours, Exclusive, Guest Blogger

U.K. rockers Maximo Park are hitting festivals around the world this summer and are keeping a diary for Spinner. In the second entry, frontman Paul Smith battles travel issues, rain, and the trials of the band's first gig from the middle of a lake.

I write on a train, my twelfth of the week. Today's train ride is borne of my own carelessness. Having been back and forth to my family home yesterday for a short visit, I left my wallet there and I am now on the final leg of retrieving it, rattling along the tracks back to Newcastle. The other trains this week were part of a round trip from Newcastle to Berlin for a one-day festival of fun, performing on a stage constructed in the water of the Strandbad Wannsee. I've never played in the middle of a lake before, and after a quick straw poll of our experienced crew, it turns out no one I know has either. Airports have become more central to my life than I would have ever thought or wished and now I'm trying to banish them wherever possible. In this particular case, the outward journey took me to Brussels in Belgium where I stayed overnight in an unfindable hotel. Carrying all of my stage wear as well as normal luggage, I attempted to find my hotel from a map that I thought I'd memorized, which turned out to not be the case.

Jason Lytle Gives 'Stark' Encouragement to Travelers

http://www.spinner.com/2009/07/13/jason-lytle-gives-stark-encouragement-to-travelers/

Filed under: Video, Exclusive

Grandaddy's Jason Lytle recently sent some exclusive live videos over to Spinner, which we'll be premiering over the next couple of weeks with Lytle's written descriptions of each of the clips. Second up: 'Birds Encouraged Him,' brought to life, just as 'Brand New Sun' was, at the San Francisco Airport.

This is a very stark and vulnerable version of a song off my new record. The album version gets a bit more of the "producer's treatment." I can't get enough of the crowd shots. Once again, it was performed and filmed at the San Francisco Airport as part of a music series called 'You Are Hear.' The idea is to randomly post performers throughout the airport, so as to make your time at the plane station a little more relaxed and enjoyable. This, too, was filmed and assembled by the General Assembly.

Stellastarr* Frontman Juggles Music and Screenwriting

http://www.spinner.com/2009/07/13/stellastarr-frontman-juggles-music-and-screenwriting/

Filed under: News, New Music, Exclusive

When some rock bands achieve a decent level of initial success, they might use their time off to indulge themselves in the perceived pursuits of rock stars: sipping tropical drinks on a topless beach with supermodels or perhaps lounging about poolside at their new crib. Not so for Stellastarr* vocalist/guitarist Sean Christensen. During the band's unofficial hiatus, Christensen took up a second job -- as a screenwriter.

"I write screenplays," Christensen tells Spinner, casually. So far, he's completed two scripts, sold them to studios (Scott Free and Warner Bros.) and one of them is in pre-production while the other is currently attracting a director.

Potent Quotables: Chains Still Suffering

http://www.spinner.com/2009/07/13/potent-quotables-chains-still-suffering/

Filed under: Potent Quotables

"This is us moving on from a really, really devastating blow. I carry this every day forever." --Sean Kinney

In a recent interview, Alice in Chains drummer Sean Kinney opened up about fallen lead singer Layne Staley, who they've only lightly talked about until their forthcoming album, 'Black Gives Way Into Blue.'

Next Quote

Ben Harper Plays Zeppelin 'Damn Near as Good as Zeppelin'

http://www.spinner.com/2009/07/13/ben-harpers-zeppelin-covers-are-damn-near-as-good-as-original/

Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, Exclusive

If you check out Ben Harper and Relentless7 this summer, chances are you'll hear some Led Zeppelin covers like 'Good Times, Bad Times' in the band's set. While Harper says their versions are their own, he does have a unique insight into the Zep catalog. "What's cool about it is I've done a bunch of these songs with John Paul Jones," he tells Spinner. "Having been that close to the source, you feel that much more a part of the song when you play it after having played it with a member of Zeppelin."

While Harper can't believe that he can say those words -- he even corrects himself to say "Mr. Jones" -- he and the band are definitely feeling comfortable with the Zeppelin tracks. "We'll probably pull out at least one more cover 'cause the boys in Relentless7 hammer out Zeppelin damn near as good as Zeppelin. And I don't mean that to overstep that boundary but they just play the s--- out of them," he says proudly.

Blur Overcome Coxon's Illness to Play Possible 'Last Gig'

http://www.spinner.com/2009/07/13/blur-make-t-in-the-park-finale-despite-coxon-illness/

Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, U.K.

Blur's festival-headlining summer ended in Scotland on Sunday night as the veteran Britpop heavyweights brought the T in the Park festival to a close -- but not without a last minute panic and a hint their reformation might be over already.

The band took to the stage over an hour-and-a-half late after guitarist Graham Coxon spent most of the day in a nearby hospital with food poisoning. The guitarist had said on his Twitter feed that he was about to enjoy some "oysters and mackerel" on Sunday -- and then he was taken to hospital. Snow Patrol went on late to give Blur a little more time to make it -- a decision which hadn't gone down well with the crowd.

Company of Thieves, 'Pressure' -- Video Premiere

http://www.spinner.com/2009/07/13/company-of-thieves-pressure-video-premiere/

Filed under: Video, Exclusive

In the video for the second single off their debut album, 'Ordinary Riches,' Chicago rockers Company of Thieves kept it local with director J.P. Riley. Frontwoman Genevieve Schatz sets up the clip perfectly. "Picture this: A ceaseless cavalcade cruising around the city of Chicago, cut as a cast of characters clad in crazy costumes for 19 straight hours with a clever camera crew, a chic production chiefship, a caring lighting camp and an incomparable creative clapboard-and-red bull-clenching director," she tells Spinner. "Now say that ten times fast and what you will get is the new music video for 'Pressure.'" Watch the premiere exclusively on Spinner.

Rod Stewart, 'In a Broken Dream' -- Song Premiere

http://www.spinner.com/2009/07/13/rod-stewart-in-a-broken-dream-song-premiere/

Filed under: Songs, Exclusive

In the early '90s, Rod Stewart did a popular early '90s thing to do: he released a live album taken from his 'Unplugged' session for MTV. It worked -- the album ('Unplugged ... and Seated') peaked at No. 2 and yielded several hit singles in 1993. But releasing that album meant shelving some exciting tracks Stewart recorded a year earlier, including a remake of 'In a Broken Dream" (which Stewart originally sang for the group Python Lee Jackson in 1969).

Stewart recorded at least one other version of the song, but this remake of the remake is remarkable for a significant reason: It features Pink Floyd's David Gilmour on guitar, Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones on organ and additional instrumentation from notable rockers Nick Lowe and Pete Thomas. Sounds like an all-star band that was almost in the making ... not that Rod Stewart would know anything about all-star bands or anything.

This red-carpet version of the track will finally resurface in September, on the new 4-disc archival box set, 'The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998.' But first, it's available as a song exclusive right here at Spinner.

Billy Corgan Performing at Seeds Tribute Concert + More

http://www.spinner.com/2009/07/13/billy-corgan-performing-at-seeds-tribute-concert-more/

Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy!

Billy Corgan will be part in a one-time-only band , Spirits in the Sky, at a July 24 tribute concert for late Seeds frontman Sky Saxon.

British dance duo Basement Jaxx have tapped Yoko Ono, Santigold, and Yo! Majesty as collaborators on their upcoming album 'Scars.'

Friendly Fires are releasing a new single, 'Kiss Of Life' on August 31.

Grizzly Bear and Beach House are touring together this fall.

Kid Sister has finally finished recording her debut album, after a long delay.

Dinosaur Jr. have recalled European copies of their LP 'Farm' after deeming them to be too loud.